State v. Rogers examines the relationship between constitutional violations and judicial remedies regarding suppressing evidence in North Carolina, focusing on when unlawfully obtained evidence should be excluded and when statutory good-faith principles may permit the admission of objectively unlawfully obtained evidence (in violation of statutory or constitutional precepts) despite a…
In the recent appellate decision of North Carolina v. Escalante (also cited as State v. Escalante), No. COA25-64, filed December 17, 2025, the North Carolina Court of Appeals examined whether the defendant had the legal right, known as standing, to challenge the legality of electronic surveillance used in his arrest.…
You may not expect prescription medication to expose you to DUI charges. Yet in North Carolina, impairment rather than the legality of the substance or intent to break the law triggers criminal charges. If a prescribed medication impairs your ability to drive, you can be prosecuted under state law. That…
Can Ketogenic Fasting Affect Your DWI Charges in North Carolina? If you’re following ketogenic fasting, characterized by prolonged calorie and carbohydrate restriction, you may be unknowingly altering your body’s response to alcohol and potentially impacting DUI test results and associated criminal allegations of “drunk driving.” While ketogenic fasting triggers autophagy,…